Mi$$ing Links: Infrastructure Financing Tools & Smart Growth

Over the last two decades, many governments across North America have embraced “smart growth.” Most have done so primarily through urban planning, often without considering the growth implications of other tools. Are infrastructure financing tools underutilized when it comes to planning for smart growth? Do we run the risk of undercutting “smart growth” efforts if we assume infrastructure financing tools to be growth-neutral? In this talk, IMFG Graduate Fellow Dave Marshall examined key findings from the academic literature and early statistics following the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe to discuss these challenging policy questions.